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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deposit of certain money to the disaster |
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contingency fund for the purpose of paying costs associated with |
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Hurricane Harvey. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) On receipt of the money, the comptroller of |
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public accounts shall deposit to the credit of the disaster |
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contingency fund established under Section 418.073, Government |
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Code, any money received by this state as a result of the lawsuit |
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styled State v. United States, No. 7:15-cv-00151-O (N.D. Tex. Aug. |
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21, 2018), that is available for general governmental purposes. |
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(b) Money deposited to the disaster contingency fund under |
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Subsection (a) of this section may be appropriated only for the |
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purpose of paying costs associated with the hurricane known as |
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"Hurricane Harvey" that struck the southeastern region of this |
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state in 2017. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |